Jenson arranged for Lisa to be taken to Southern California for two weeks with another family, Katherine and Richard Decker. And they left never called. This isn't the big news we're hoping to break - stay subscribed for another full episode of Bear Brook that we hope to bring you soon. We're here today to bury my sister and my nieces, Salamon said at Honeychurch and Maries funeral. Bear Brook | S2 - TRAILER Trailer: Bear Brook S2: A True Crime Story 00:00 03:23 [39] By October 1978, Sarah's father was seeing another woman and Sarah was presumably in the care of her mother. Buried in the cat litter, police found a human foot completely mummified wearing a flip flop. A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Austin Harvey has also had work published with Discover Magazine, Giddy, and Lucid covering topics on mental health, sexual health, history, and sociology. The only evidence against him? Ron Montplaisir, Jr., a former Allenstown, New Hampshire, police officer spoke to 20/20 about the hunter who found the first barrel in 1985. I was contacted one day by my nephew, and he was working with the sheriff's department out in California, Armand Beaudin told 20/20. They requested for me to do a DNA [test], and they discovered that I was the actual grandfather.. After his release, he assumed the name "Larry Vanner" and began living with chemist Eunsoon Jun in 2001. They were buried together at a local Allenstown cemetery with a donated gravestone that read: Here lies the mortal remains known only to God of a woman aged 23-33 and a girl child aged 8-10. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [2] All four of the victims were either partially or completely skeletonized; they were believed to have died between 1977 and 1981. 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Thanks for your support. Rasmussen had been convicted of the murder of aromantic partner in 2003. Beaudin's daughter was abducted by Rasmussen and taken to California, where he raised her under the pseudonym "Gordon Jensen". Jensen told Gomulka at CrimeCon that Rasmussen put Jun's body in a 75-pound pile of kitty litter before he was able to dispose of her. [10], Rasmussen resurfaced in December 1999 under the pseudonym Larry Vanner when California-based chemist Eunsoon Jun introduced him to her family. This is somebody who forms relationships and clearly is having social attachments. One of the hunters looked inside the open barrel and saw a skull. [10][25] In 2015, the woman was identified as the mother of the two girls. New Hampshire authorities have referred to her as the middle child because of how her suspected age compares to the other two children found in the barrels, but DNA tests confirmed she is not related to Sarah and Marie, nor their mother. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. Anyone with any information thought to be related to this case is encouraged to contact New Hampshire State Police. By 2017, Bob Evans was dead, and investigators believed he had killed Denise Beaudin after they left New Hampshire. Starring Terry P Rasmussen Genres Unscripted Subtitles None available His true identity, Terry Rasmussen, was not revealed by authorities until 2017. These are the stories of the women and children he is suspected of killing, one he confessed to murdering and those whose lives he changed forever: Honeychurch, who was born in Connecticut in 1954, was married twice and had a daughter with each husband. It's a blue 55-gallon steel drum. She married Sarah's father in September 1974, and the two were separated by the time she was known to be dating Rasmussen. In the early days of the investigation, authorities publicized the case in the United States and some parts of Canada. In the show's second season, host Jason Moon returns with a new, even more complex story: In 1989, New Hampshire police charged three men in the murder of a pregnant woman named Sharon Johnson. Wikimedia CommonsFrom left: Marlyse Honeychurch, Marie Elizabeth Vaughn, a still unidentified victim, and Sarah McWaters. More than 30 years later, is it possible to get to the truth - and who gets to tell it? There is one girl who we don't know who she is. They had been living with a man named Bob Evans. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! That's the only reason.. She said that she did, but they died from eating grass mushrooms when they were out camping, Deputy Headley said. Donate $20 today. October 24, 2018 An ominous New Year's party introduction. THE CHAMELEON KILLER 'Bear Brook Murders' Starcasm Staff September 5, 2021 The Chameleon Killer, True Crime For 30 years the killer of bodies found in barrels near Bear Brook State Park,. "[15], On May 9, 2000, the remains of two young girls were found near the first discovery site. "[14] He has been dubbed "The Chameleon Killer" due to his use of various aliases and his crime spree which stretched across the country. an investigative journalist and the author of the book "Chase Darkness With Me." . He was linked to the 1981 disappearance of a woman in New Hampshire that he was thought to be dating and was serving time for the murder of his wife in California when he died of natural causes in . Marie E. Vaughn was first, born in 1971, then Sarah L. McWaters was born in 1977, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. Lisa sent a sample of her DNA to an ancestry website and learned her mothers name: Denise Beaudin. I would go to work and Id come home and I would just research and research and research.. He had been convicted and sentenced as Evans for the 2002 murder and dismemberment of his wife at the time, Eunsoon Jun, a chemist in California. [11], San Bernardino detective Peter Headley got Lisa's case in 2013 and genealogy website databases had grown since the case had started. I got a little crazy with it, she said. New Hampshire State Attorney's Office, Sarah Lynn McWaters, Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch and Marie Elizabeth Vaughn. He faces 30 years to life for each murder conviction and up to five years for the weapons charges. Due to his use of many aliases, most notably "Bob Evans", Rasmussen is known as "The Chameleon Killer". Rasmussen was convicted and sentenced for the murder in 2002 of his then-wife, Eunsoon Jun; he died in prison in 2010. They are: Marlyse Elizabeth Honeychurch, the adult woman whose remains were discovered in 1985, and her two biological daughters, Marie Elizabeth Vaughn and Sarah Lynn McWaters. Renee Rose spoke to "20/20" about her friend Eunsoon Jun. Published: Mar. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.. This is the twisted story of the Bear Brook Murders. Known by a lengthy list of aliases, Terry Peder Rasmussen has been dubbed The Chameleon Killer for assuming so many different identities as he infiltrated families and destroyed lives in New Hampshire and California. Timelines come together. [35] He married in 1969, had four children, and lived in Phoenix, Arizona, and Redwood City, California. From the creators of the hit podcast Bear Brook comes A True Crime Story. He was very, very white, very pale, Montplaisir told 20/20. He said to me, There's a barrel up in the woods, and I think there's some bones in there.. She had an overbite, which was probably noticeable. Huber says the investigation is stalled because she is still unidentified. Bodies In Bear Brook Barrel Murders Linked To 'Worst Serial Killer Out There' Police believe Terry Rasmussen, a man one expert deemed the worst serial killer, murdered the four women and children found stuffed into barrels in a New Hampshire state park decades ago. Before that, hed been jailed in 1988 for driving a stolen vehicle under the name Gerry Mockerman, and even earlier in 1985 for drunk driving and child endangerment. For more than 30 years, that story has profoundly shaped the lives of many people. For any tips concerning Terry Rasmussen and any unknown victims, please contact please contact Deputy Peter Headley with San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department at pheadley@sbcsd.org or the New Hampshire State Police Cold Case Unit (603)223-3648, ColdCaseUnit@dos.nh.gov, 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. On June 8, 2000, the remains of Marie and Honeychurch, which were still unidentified at the time, were exhumed from the grave by authorities for DNA testing. Beaudin and Dawn, an infant at the time, had gone missing from their home in Manchester, New Hampshire just after Thanksgiving in 1983. [10], Throughout the early 1980s, Rasmussen remained in possession of Beaudin's daughter, whom he called Lisa, and posed as her father. Murders", "N.H. missing woman case linked to bodies found in steel drums in state park", "AG: NH cold cases linked to California murder", National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, "Video of police interview with 'Bob Evans' released; authorities hope for clues about killer", "Authorities reveal actual identity of killer known as 'Bob Evans', "True ID of 'Chameleon' Killer Revealed Terry Peder Rasmussen", "New Hampshire's Most Infamous Cold Case Leads to Unrelated 1985 Tenn. Sarah, her half-sister Marie and their mother, Honeychurch, were unknown persons until authorities announced their identities at a press conference on June 6, 2019. Police believe Terry Rasmussen, a man one expert deemed the worst serial killer, murdered the four women and children found stuffed into barrels in a New Hampshire state park decades ago. Investigative reporter Billy Jensen, who wrote about Rasmussen in his upcoming book Chase Darkness With Me," told Oxygen Digital Correspondent Stephanie Gomulka at CrimeCon 2019he thinks Rasmussen is responsible for killing other people, too. I don't think they're ever going to find her, Denise Beaudins father Armand Beaudin said. [31], The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children subsequently announced that an unidentified man, known by the alias "Robert Evans," was found through DNA to be the father of the middle child (who was not related to the three other victims). ALLENSTOWN "Love conquers all things. She said her mother and Rasmussen got married in 1968 in Hawaii. The identities of Honeychurch and her two children were not known until they were confirmed by DNA profiling in 2019. Rebekah Heath, a research librarian who said shed become obsessed with the case, helped identify the woman and the two children through her own sleuthing. I closed the blinds back up. Under a plea deal, an additional charge of child abuse was dropped. He was polite and soft spoken and very smart, and with his twinkly blue eyes he could get somebody to maybe trust him, Gruenheid told 20/20. All we were really trying to do was to determine where Eunsoon was and if she was okay. This new discovery didnt offer any immediate clues as to who the killer had been, though. Now we need to identify and try to find all of his victims.. On Nov. 10, 1985, a hunter trekking through Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire came across a large, industrial steel drum. But, I think until we know her identity, we're not going to solve the case.. Rebekah Heath, a research librarian who said shed become obsessed with the case, helped identify the woman and the two children through her own sleuthing. Three of the victims would be identified, however, two years later, thanks to the obsessive amateur sleuthing of Rebekah Heath and Barbara Rae-Venter. Investigators knew who their killer was, but they still had no clue who the victims were. We have his eyes. Thanks for your support. We have never stopped looking, he said. Heath submitted her tip to authorities in October 2018. [11] Rasmussen was arrested under another alias, Gerry Mockerman, in 1988 for driving a stolen vehicle. Police question a man with multiple identities. He abandoned her in 1986 and was subsequently imprisoned on child abandonment charges. Jesse Morgan, who grew up in a small trailer park surrounded by Bear Brook, was 11 when he and his friends stumbled upon the first barrel. By 1981, Evans was romantically linked to a woman namedDenise Beaudin who also went missing with her daughter shortly thereafter. Jun disappeared from Richmond, California, in June 2002, approximately two years after Vanner met her family and friends. To this day, she has yet to be identified. The Bear Brook murders (also referred to as the Allenstown Four) are female American murder victims, two discovered in 1985 and two in 2000, at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, New Hampshire, United States. This isn't the big news we're hoping to break - stay subscribed for another full episode of Bear Brook that we hope to bring you soon. Their slain bodies were found on November 10th, 1985, in Bear Brook State Park. And Denise only had one daughter, whom she had named Dawn. Replies were filled with other people who also believed they were related to Sarah one member of a family of three who had gone missing sometime in the late 1970s. I don't know if my mother knew his capacity for violence, but I don't believe that she knew about this His ability to kill women and children., If my mother wouldn't have left my father, it couldve been me, she said.Would have been me.. Her age at the time of death was estimated to be 23 to 33. At the time, Morgan and his friends didnt know there were remains inside the barrel. Honeychurch was 24 at the time, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Jason Carroll is serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit. Esther Elliott, eight, (left) dressed as . My father's been outta my life since I was, like, 6 or 7, she said. In 1985 and then again in 2000, police discovered the dismembered. There's always that hope, but nothing's definite.. She went with Terry. Terry Rasmussen poses as "Curtis Kimball" in an arrest photo from 1990. When they reached out to Jenson again to finalize the adoption, he had disappeared. 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